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St. Peter Primitive Baptist Church, constructed in 1943, sits on an approximately two-acre urban lot, situated between the railroad tracks (and central business district) to the east and an i.f! dustrial site to the west. This building faces a small, largely undeveloped urban park, and is a large, imposing Gothic Revival landmark within this neighborhood. The one-story brick building rises from a raised brick basement and asphalt and asphalt-shingle roof. The south fayade is symmetrical, with large square towers, topped by an asphalt shingle hipped roof, at the corners that slightly project from the fayade and barely rise above the flat central parapet. The towers are unmatched , the west one being somewhat higher than the other and with a pyramidal roof. The flat roofed east tower contains a louvered vent and blind panel below that are proportionately smaller than those on the west tower. Such dual entrances are a common architectural feature of Primitive Baptist churches . The main roof is hipped but barely visible. The central section has a flat, brick-capped parapet and four bays of stacked two-pane metal-frame slag glass, matted green windows on the second level and threepan ·e metal-framed slag glass, matted green windows on the first level; the upper windows have pointed-head overlights, and all have concrete sills. Between the two levels of windows is a rectangular concrete insert that contains the church's name and the biblical phrase, "Come thou with us and we will do thee Good. Numbers 1 0:29 ." The building's dual entries are in the front of the towers with commercial double doors under shed metal awnings, installed c . 1990; each entry is served by concrete parapeted steps up from the sidewalk. Metal stair rails date c. 1960. The space in between the steps, on the basement level , contains a court with the four bays creating a hollow-core door/ two-over-two wood window/ hollow-core door/ two-over-two wood window pattern that serves the basement. The east elevation contains eight bays with the same arrangement of stacked slag glass, matted green windows as on the fayade; bays 6 and 7 are blind on the upper level. Again, the windows contain two panes on the second level aiili:i three panes on the first level. The basement level, all above ground , has seven two-over-two wood windows and a rear metal door in bay 8. Installed c. 1990, a long concrete faced by brick handicapped access ramp, with metal railings, is covered by an asphalt-shingle barrel! roof . The ramp begins at the front of the church and extends to bay 5, where a six-panel metal door, installed c. 1990, provides access to the interior. The west elevation is similar, except there is a concrete hyphen , with a metal gable roof, which is raised above ground and has been extended from bay 7 to the immediately adjacent annex building . This sensitive alteration , designed to connect the two buildings, was completed in 2003 . The north (rear) elevation has four symmetrical three-pane metal casement slag glass, matted green windows. A square brick chimney is at the northwest corner of the elevation. The interior vestibule has an usual feature. Both entrances have what appear to be ticket booths immediately in front of the entrances . The auditorium is long and high, with no vestibule and a balcony that wraps the auditorium on three sides, supported by large square posts and with a plain picket railing. The ceiling is caved and covered with wood in a parquet-like pattern; this same paneling appears as a wainscot below the white walls to the sill level, and it also faces the balcony. The natural wood pews are in three sections served by two aisles, the central section the larger. The typical arrangement of perpendicular side sections at the front is here modified to have only one side so arranged, with three rows stepped up on the left side and separated from the room by a low railing wall. The dais and choir area are between the anteroom walls so narrower than the room; the pulpit is central with five chairs for the clergy. On the floor is another set of chairs and the sacrament table, now fitted with a microphone. The three-stepped choir section is behind the dais. The baptistry is in the dais floor. The most altered space in the building is the basement, which was remodeled for Sunday School classes and an office in 1978. Closely adjacent along the west side of the church, on an adjoining lot, is a concrete block warehouse, c. 1980, that is now joined to the church building by a concrete hyphen that is raised above ground; the old warehouse is now clad in EIFS except for its fayade, although the new quoining wraps the corners to the front. The fayade has central double doors while its west
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Transcript | St. Peter Primitive Baptist Church, constructed in 1943, sits on an approximately two-acre urban lot, situated between the railroad tracks (and central business district) to the east and an i.f! dustrial site to the west. This building faces a small, largely undeveloped urban park, and is a large, imposing Gothic Revival landmark within this neighborhood. The one-story brick building rises from a raised brick basement and asphalt and asphalt-shingle roof. The south fayade is symmetrical, with large square towers, topped by an asphalt shingle hipped roof, at the corners that slightly project from the fayade and barely rise above the flat central parapet. The towers are unmatched , the west one being somewhat higher than the other and with a pyramidal roof. The flat roofed east tower contains a louvered vent and blind panel below that are proportionately smaller than those on the west tower. Such dual entrances are a common architectural feature of Primitive Baptist churches . The main roof is hipped but barely visible. The central section has a flat, brick-capped parapet and four bays of stacked two-pane metal-frame slag glass, matted green windows on the second level and threepan ·e metal-framed slag glass, matted green windows on the first level; the upper windows have pointed-head overlights, and all have concrete sills. Between the two levels of windows is a rectangular concrete insert that contains the church's name and the biblical phrase, "Come thou with us and we will do thee Good. Numbers 1 0:29 ." The building's dual entries are in the front of the towers with commercial double doors under shed metal awnings, installed c . 1990; each entry is served by concrete parapeted steps up from the sidewalk. Metal stair rails date c. 1960. The space in between the steps, on the basement level , contains a court with the four bays creating a hollow-core door/ two-over-two wood window/ hollow-core door/ two-over-two wood window pattern that serves the basement. The east elevation contains eight bays with the same arrangement of stacked slag glass, matted green windows as on the fayade; bays 6 and 7 are blind on the upper level. Again, the windows contain two panes on the second level aiili:i three panes on the first level. The basement level, all above ground , has seven two-over-two wood windows and a rear metal door in bay 8. Installed c. 1990, a long concrete faced by brick handicapped access ramp, with metal railings, is covered by an asphalt-shingle barrel! roof . The ramp begins at the front of the church and extends to bay 5, where a six-panel metal door, installed c. 1990, provides access to the interior. The west elevation is similar, except there is a concrete hyphen , with a metal gable roof, which is raised above ground and has been extended from bay 7 to the immediately adjacent annex building . This sensitive alteration , designed to connect the two buildings, was completed in 2003 . The north (rear) elevation has four symmetrical three-pane metal casement slag glass, matted green windows. A square brick chimney is at the northwest corner of the elevation. The interior vestibule has an usual feature. Both entrances have what appear to be ticket booths immediately in front of the entrances . The auditorium is long and high, with no vestibule and a balcony that wraps the auditorium on three sides, supported by large square posts and with a plain picket railing. The ceiling is caved and covered with wood in a parquet-like pattern; this same paneling appears as a wainscot below the white walls to the sill level, and it also faces the balcony. The natural wood pews are in three sections served by two aisles, the central section the larger. The typical arrangement of perpendicular side sections at the front is here modified to have only one side so arranged, with three rows stepped up on the left side and separated from the room by a low railing wall. The dais and choir area are between the anteroom walls so narrower than the room; the pulpit is central with five chairs for the clergy. On the floor is another set of chairs and the sacrament table, now fitted with a microphone. The three-stepped choir section is behind the dais. The baptistry is in the dais floor. The most altered space in the building is the basement, which was remodeled for Sunday School classes and an office in 1978. Closely adjacent along the west side of the church, on an adjoining lot, is a concrete block warehouse, c. 1980, that is now joined to the church building by a concrete hyphen that is raised above ground; the old warehouse is now clad in EIFS except for its fayade, although the new quoining wraps the corners to the front. The fayade has central double doors while its west |